optimizely customer showcase - bing ads
DESCRIPTION
This presentation was given by Erin Zefkeles of Bing Ads at the Optimizely Experience in Seattle. It walks through how they come up with experiment ideas, what kind of tests they run, and the results.TRANSCRIPT
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Erin Zefkeles | @ErinZef | Global Online Marketing Manager
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Advertising platform surfacing ads on the Yahoo Bing Network
Global in over 31 countries
B2B Focused
Enabling small and medium businesses to reach more customers, get more sales, drive more results by advertising on Bing AdsErin Zefkeles (@ErinZef) Online Media Acquisition Campaigns in 20 markets
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A/B Testing on Our CampaignsFixed design & branding webpage template
Resource constrained
Optimizely & competitor product available for us
Core Testing Team of 3
@ErinZef
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Review competitor sites & our personal favorites sites
Monthly call for ideas from partner teams
Compiled list on SharePoint for people to add to
Review how much time each test will take
Prioritize based on country size & business impact
Ideation Process
@ErinZef
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Smaller markets = quick wins, fast to implement
Review & Selection
@ErinZef
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we got a 10% lift or more in visitors moving on in the process by testing CTA messages
Submit
vs
Real world example:
Test & Refine….
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Review & Selectionof testing ideas for bigger countries
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Credit quickmeme.com
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NOTest your assumptions
you’ll likely be surprised by the answer!
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Assumption: visitors prefer a visually appealing page with imagery
Reality Check: It depends, results differed by browser type, audience and market
Image vs. No Image
Original
Main Image w/Simple
Text
No Image
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Small quick wins, fast to implement
Verify our assumptions
Look to solve current business problems
Review & Selection
@ErinZef
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BUSINESS CHALLENGE:
@ErinZef @BingAds
Significant number of fraudulent requests for coupon
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Concern #1:Prevent fraudulent submissions impacting testing results
Concern #2:Deter fraudulent submissions all together
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Concern #1:Prevent fraudulent submissions impacting testing results
Concern #2:Deter fraudulent submissions all together – redirect?
@ErinZef
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Small quick wins, fast to implement
Verify our assumptions
Look to solve current business problems
Innovate
Review & Selection
Launch - Test - Analyze - Refine - Test - Grow
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Nimble Taking quick action on customer feedback
Customer posted concern on Facebook
Determined landing page could be updated to avoid similar dissatisfaction
Went into Optimizely and immediately updated the page
Took minutes to improve the customer experience & help avoid negative PR online
@ErinZef
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Improved customer
EXPERIENCE
Business ImpactReduced
Expenses 40%
Up to
more engagement with our landing pages
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Take Note
◊ Use Optimizely for the small changes pending in your web team’s queue
◊ Come up with plan
◊ Be willing to make mistakes
◊ Test, refine & test again!
◊ Understand your funnel – what impact your test has during each phase
◊ It’s so easy! If you don’t try how will you determine what works?
@ErinZef
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Questions?
@ErinZef @BingAds
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